The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09
THE wITCH'S FATE.
A Cruel Prejudice of Old Times More
Than EquRlled Now.


Not many decades ago in this country the
people were excited over witchcraft Persons
suspected wore thrown into the water; II not
witches they would drown; II they were
witches, they would swim ashore and would be
put TO DEATH In any event they were doomed
Not many years ago II person were taken
sick with advanced disorder OF the kidneys
the physician would pronounce the disease
Brights disease, and when 30 declared he re-
garded his responsibility at an end, for med
ical authority admitted that the disease was
incurable
When the physician found patient thus
afflicted he would say, "Oh, slight attack OF
the kidneys; will be all right in a little while
He knew TO the contrary. But II he could Keep
his patient on his hands for few months
he knew he would derive great revenue from
his case, and then, when the disease had pro-
crossed TO certain stage, he would state the
facts and retire, exonerated from all blame
But the error of supposing the disease in
durable has swayed the public mind long
after the fact has ceased TO be. But public
opinion has been educated TO the true status
ol the case by those who have discounted the
incurability theory, and the public recognizes
and testfies 10 the fact that Warmers safe
cure is a specific for this disease. This has
been shown with thousands of testimonials
Upon referring TO them in our files we find
that So, 600 reward will be given to any one
who can prove that so far as the manufactur-
ers know they are not genuine, and that hun
dreds OF thousands similar in character could
be published If IL were necessary.
This condition of things Is very amusing 10
the journalist, who looks upon all sides OF
every question. Proof should be accepted by
all. but prejudice fights proof for many years.
1t seems strange that when proprietary
medicine is doing the good that Warmers safe
cure Is that the physicians do not publicly in
dorse It, Many Of them, we are toll, privately
prescribe it
few years ago, as stated when a man had
ha lx nrn1
II, because he thought II relieved him of re-
sponsibility.
To-day when prominent people are dying
(and hundreds of thousands of common peo-
pie die of the same dlsease), we are told that
doctors disguise the fact that II Is Brights dis
ease of the kidneys, and say that they die Of
paralysis, of apoplexy, OF pneumonia, OF con-
sumption, of general debility of rheumatism,
OF heart disease Of blood poisoning, or some
other of the names of the direct effects OF
kidney disease. They are not the real disease
itself
We sometimes wonder if they avoid stating
the real cause of disease for fear they will
drive the public into patronage of the only
scientific proprietary specific for kidney dis
eases and the thousand and one diseases that
originate in inactive kidneys.
We do not believe every advertis emen: we
read. Some people perhaps may regard this
article as advertisement aud will not be-
lieve it, but we are candid enough TO say that
we believe the parties above mentioned have
stated their case and proved il, and under such
circumstances the public Is unwise if IL is
longer influenced by adverse prejudice.